- Chapter 24 -

The Final Battle IV: 2nd Lost Chapter

No one's POV

Is this what they call... jealousy? Ulquiorra thought, his eyes roaming on his fraccion. Her angry posture about something so not-important to him right there was making him jealous, jealous for not taking her attention, for her relationship with Ggio.

He suddenly stood up and glared at her; this was the first emotion he was showing off long time now. But his heart had been blinded by jealousy and hatred so he couldn't help himself but get angry immediately. Cielo stared at him with surrpise, herself never have ever seen Ulquiorra showing any kind of emotion; even if he was going to die, his emotionless expression would stay on his pale face.

"U-Ulquiorra?" she asked unsurely and hesitantly. She was a bit scared from his reaction and she didn't want to get in trouble or she would have been punished. Hardly.

Ulquiorra ignored her question and got closer to her, grabbing her wrists and pinning them against the cold wall. The girl had stayed stunned at him, not even bothering to struggle against his tight grip. She didn't know why she wasn't able to squeak or scream when his lips crushed against hers but she sure didn't like the feeling of his cold lips on her burning ones.

Cielo brought her hands on his chest and gave him a powerful punch which was enough to make him stamble back. His eyes stayed emotionless but deep inside them, there was a glimpse of a broken heart as a result of her rejection.

"Cielo. Why did you resist" It wasn't much of a question, it was more like he was complaining about her doing so.

Cielo brought her hand up to her mouth and brushed her slender fingers against her lips. She started becoming teary-eyed because the sudden mouth contact and the shocking question afterwards meant only one thing. She had to be his mate.

The young Arrancar shook her head negatively, trying not to allow those thoughts to conquer her mind but unfortunately, they did. Ulquiorra took a step towards her and was ready to kiss her again but the girl slapped away his hand which was reaching her waist and ran away, shouting, '"Go away from me!!"

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"Go... away.. from me..." Ulquiorra repeated. He was laying on his bed and it was one day after the event. Cielo had been completely avoiding him for once more but this time she had requested to change a master. Ulquiorra couldn't help but feel a complete mess because his 'crush' was hating him now.

And he was definitely going to do something about that.

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"Cielo"

The red haired female turned around to face the raven haired male who was looking at her with his emotionless emerald eyes.

"Ulquiorra"

Only the mention of his name was enough to make his heart skip a bit. Aizen had ordered him to do this and even though he loved her... the job must have been done a long time now. Ulquiorra made some steps further to the female and towered over her, his blunt expression staying on his pale face.

What was the last time I felt something? Ulquiorra thought, his thoughts spinning around his mind. Why did I become so heartless, so... empty? The emerald tears on his cheeks were showing the loneliness and the pain he had gone through before joining Aizen's side. He had his own past, his own personal carriage that was full of sad emotions. The tears was a stigma that was going to follow him through his whole life.

The last time I felt something for someone...

Ulquiorra unseathed his sword. Cielo watched him in horror, not knowing what was going on. Her guts were telling her to run away from this place, to leave everyone back or she was going to be hurted. The male murmured something to himself before pulling down his sword with force to Cielo's head.

... was when I told Cielo I loved her.

His zanpakuto stopped the split moment he had cracked her Hollow mask. Now, her whole face was visible and the girl dropped on the ground, squirming around. Her reiatsu had dropped and a small amount has been left, just to keep her alive. The orders Ulquiorra had received was to kill Cielo but he just... couldn't do it. She was the person he loved.

Even though he didn't have any emotions left... close to her he felt like he had the chence to create them again.

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"Aizen-sama" Ulquiorra stated, standing right in front of his master. Aizen turned around and saw Ulquiorra in the edge of his door, Cielo laying on his arms in a protective state.

The man smirked and got closer to Ulquiorra, examining Cielo's appearance. "Did you kill her, Ulquiorra?"

The raven haired male hesitated for a moment- if Aizen learnt that Cielo wasn't dead, he would be dead himself. But he had to say the truth. "No, my lord. I broke her mask so she has a small amount of spiritual pressure left, she is in the edge of dying"

His own words made his heart ache but he didn't show anything. Aizen raised an eyebrow and looked at Ulquiorra- more like giving him a small glare. "And why don't you finish her off? You heard my instructions, Ulquiorra. I think I was clear in the part I told you to kill her"

Ulquiorra knew that from now on he had to use the right words to describe the situation and save Cielo's life somehow. He knew it wasn't right to do such things but he had never felt in that way for a single person he knew only for two months. "Aizen-sama, I have a request. Killing such a source of powerful reiatsu and capable skills will go to waste so why not sending her soul in Soul Society? The Shinigamis will race her and when the time will come, we will capture her again and use her fully developed powers"

Aizen sat on his throne and thought about Ulquiorra's request- it was getting in the middle of his plans but he was sure that this small detail would benefit his future reign above the Shinigamis. He smirked and accepted Ulquiorra's request, asking to place Cielo in the middle of the room.

After half an hour, Cielo had gotten the body of a smaller version of her, a 5-year old kid in Human ages. With Aizen's orders, she was sent in Soul Society, in front of the path of two Shinigamis that were walking towards Seiretei.

Everything went according the plan, except one small detail. Ulquiorra's feelings.

Miyori stared dumbfounded at the Espada in front of her. Every single memory had now returned in her head, she could remember everything. Flashbacks were crossing her mind and she could see her old figure, the mask she had, her habits, her friends... Everything.

Illusions, illusions... The life she had known until now was just a pitful version of a her previous life. She was an Arrancar from the start. That explained why she couldn't remember anything, why she had just an abnormal reiatsu, why she wasn't normal like everybody else...

Her eyes were burning to shed the tears she was trying to hold long time now through Ulquiorra's explanation. Her name was Cielo Arder and she was a former fraccion of Espada #4. She wasn't Miyori Hono, the captain of 3rd Division.

Liar, liar, pants on fire... Coul she trust Ulquiorra? Yes, she could remember everything now. But who could she trust now? Trust is something which takes years to construct and seconds to distruct. Who was she going to trust; Shinigamis or Arrancars?

"You liar! How dare you say those things to Miyori?! It is not funny, ya know! Bastard!-" Ichigo started yelling and accusing Ulquiorra for saying those things but Miyori cut him off. Teary-eyed, she bit her bottom lip and took some steps front.

She could see that Ulquiorra was trying to stay emotionless, his emerald eyes not leaving her moving figure. She finally stopped a few meters away from him. "Ulquiorra... So I had known you a long time now, huh..."

"Yes" he answered monotonously, blinking once. "Cielo. Come with us. Do you really trust those Shinigamis? We created you. We raised you. You met safety within us and you know that we are going to win, so don't resist"

Miyori lowered down her head and looked at the blood painted floor. The shinigami was in a deep thought but she couldn't... No. She knew what she had to do. A tear dropped on the floor from Miyori's face. And then another one.

Ichigo looked at her confused, thinking about all of that. What the... he thought, obviously confused."Miyori! Don't-"

"Ichigo" Miyori stated, taking some steps close to Ulquiorra. "I'm so sorry". Ichigo shook his head negatively, not wanting to believe it. Was Miyori going to join the Arrancars?

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"Miyori, stop right there! You have no rights to join them! They want to kill all of us! You...me.. Toshiro... Ikkaku.. Everyo-"

"Don't you know that it's rude to cut off someone when he's talking, Ichigo?" Miyori asked, her head still lowered towards the ground. Ichigo stayed silenced but inside him, he was boiling with anger. The three of them stayed quiet until Miyori moved again and stood at the middle of the distance between the two males.

"Ichigo... I'm so sorry for everything I have done to you..." Miyori explained, the orange head giving her a questioning look. "Ulquiorra... The Shinigamis are the ones that took care of me, raised me, taught me how to live, gave me happy memories, truly loved me and accepted me in their society. They were there for me no matter what. They would even get in the middle of my fight to save me! They are my family..."

Miyori finally raised up her head. She was smiling but tears were streaming down her face. "Shinigamis are my family and I would never betray them"

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